Sobo @ 4th of July, Biting bugs??

[wornoutboots]

I'm not familiar with the Northern sections of the trail, how bad a are mosquito's or biting flies @ this time of year? Any other concerns about starting @ this time?

[Cookerhiker]

There's a good chance black flies will still be around - I remember experiencing them in the White Mountains in early July.

I think mosquitoes are a given during all of July which is why I chose mid-August to mid-September to hike Gorham to Katahdin. That hike had virtually no bugs.

[The Gambler]

i left sobo on july 11, 2011....blackflies were only bad in a couple of low spots....mosquitoes were prevelant anywhere the wind wasn't blowing for most of maine...mostly around dawn & dusk...by the time i hit the whites in early august they were still only around at dawn & dusk

[The Gambler]

black flies are way more bothersome to me than mosquitoes...i'm from florida so i am used to mosquitoes...black flies will diminish swiftly after early july in most years in maine....i only slept in two shelters in maine due to the mosquitoes at night

[Blissful]

Good time to start in Maine. Only some deerfly issues. No insects at all in MA by the time I got there, it was sweet.